Pixies Hill Primary School
Hazeldell Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Smith
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 117256
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442251793
About this school
Pixies Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pixies Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 70% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 63% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pixies Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pixies Hill Primary School compares
Pixies Hill Primary School ranked 174th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 209 | — |
| Oakleaf Primary | 24% | 7.9% | 35.3% | 187 | 0.2 miles |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.1% | 6.9% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Boxmoor Primary School | 67% | 4% | 4.3% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Micklem Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| South Hill Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 24.9% | 417 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.43%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 6.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakleaf Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
St Rose's Catholic Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Boxmoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Micklem Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
South Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Pixies Hill Primary School ranks 12th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School Primary
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primary
- Boxmoor Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Academy Primary
- Brockswood Primary School Primary
- Chambersbury Primary School Primary
- Gaddesden Row JMI School Primary
- Gade Valley Primary School Primary
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery Primary
- George Street Primary School Primary
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Pixies Hill Primary School teach?
- Pixies Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Pixies Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pixies Hill Primary School is Mr Martin Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pixies Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pixies Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Pixies Hill Primary School?
- Pixies Hill Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pixies Hill Primary School full?
- Pixies Hill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pixies Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pixies Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pixies Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pixies Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pixies Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pixies Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Pixies Hill Primary School ranked 174th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pixies Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Pixies Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pixies Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pixies Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.